Community Engagement Coordinator

First Nations Health Authority


Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Vancouver, BC
Contract type: Full time
About Us

FNHA Overview

The First Nations Health Authority is a diverse and transformational health organization of professional, innovative, and dedicated team members and leaders.

The first of its kind in Canada, FNHA works as a health-and-wellness partner with BC First Nations to support self-determination and decision-making to improve health outcomes.

Title: Community Engagement Coordinator

Salary: $66,597 - $83,246 - $91,571 per year (pay range explained below)

Contract: Term - 9 months

Hours: 8:30am – 4:30pm (core hours 9am-3pm Monday-Friday)

Location: Vancouver Coastal Region

About The Role

Are you passionate about meaningful collaboration and supporting BC First Nations communities? As a Community Engagement Coordinator, you will play a key role in strengthening relationships, fostering communication, and driving impactful community initiatives.

In this dynamic role, you will develop and support local engagement activities as part of a regional team, ensuring that community voices are heard and valued. You’ll help integrate and organize engagement functions and resources to support strategic and operational goals, making a real difference at the local and sub-regional levels.

If you're a natural connector who thrives in a collaborative environment and is committed to community-driven initiatives, we’d love to hear from you!

About You

To be successful in this role you will have / be:

  • A University degree with specialization in Health Sciences, Education or Social Services or a related field, or an acceptable combination of education, training, and professional experience
  • Relevant, recent and significant experience in the provision of coordination support to First Nation communities (usually acquired over a 3-5 year period), or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
  • Experience working with BC First Nationsn people at a community and/or political level including in the area of community engagement and community/organizational development
  • Experience supporting traditional ceremonies and cultural practices.
  • A valid Class 5 BC Driver’s License

Please refer to Principal Duties and Responsibilities, and the Job Specification section of the Job Description for more details.

Working at FNHA

As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

  • Municipal Pension plan with an employer contribution of 9.31% (after 3 months);
  • 3 weeks’ vacation, which increases with service to 5 weeks, plus 5 personal days, 1 volunteer day, and 14 public holidays including National Indigenous People’s Day, National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, Easter Monday and Boxing Day;
  • Access to group health benefits and a Health Care Spending Account through Canada Life on day 1 of employment;
  • And more!

The First Nations Health Authority is committed to respecting diversity within our workforce; preference will be given to qualified individuals who identify as First Nations, Inuit, or Métis.

Leading with culture, all FNHA employees complete San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training. We support our family to be leaders in wellness and all staff members develop a yearly wellness plan as part of their performance partnership and goal-setting.

The Pay Range is the minimum and maximum annual salary based on full time equivalent hours.

Incumbents are typically hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the range based on their knowledge, skills, abilities and experience in relation to the role requirements.

The top 10% of the pay range is for the incumbents who are industry experts in the job with the combination of exceptional experience and competencies needed to perform all duties and responsibilities at a superior capability level. Internal employee compensation will be determined as per the FNHA Employee Total Compensation Policy.

How To Apply

If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button.

For more information about us, please visit: www.fnha.ca/about/work-with-us

For information about Cultural Safety and Humility (fnha.ca) and for information about Land Acknowledgements

If you have any inquiries or issues, please contact FNHA Recruitment at [email protected]

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